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Hardware Configuration - windy

Last Updated: 2026-02-19 System: GIGABYTE AERO 15 YD OS: NixOS 25.11

System Overview

Component	Model	Notes
Laptop	GIGABYTE AERO 15 YD	BIOS: FB08 (2022-03-11)
CPU	Intel Core i9-11980HK	8-Core, 16-Thread @ 2.60GHz
GPU (Hybrid)	NVIDIA RTX 3080 Mobile + Intel UHD Graphics	NVIDIA Prime Offload enabled
RAM	64GB DDR4	2x 32GB DIMMs
Display	15.6" OLED	Backlight fix: `acpi_backlight=vendor`

Storage Configuration

M.2 NVMe Drives

Slot	Device	Capacity	Usage
nvme0	Phison/Gigabyte OEM	1TB	Root filesystem (LUKS encrypted)
nvme1	Expansion Drive	2TB	Secondary Storage (/mnt/data)

Partition Layout (Post-Cleanup)

Main Drive (nvme0n1):

/dev/nvme0n1p1 - EFI System Partition (/boot)
/dev/nvme0n1p2 - LUKS Encrypted Root (Extended to fill disk)
Note: Physical swap partition (p3) removed in favor of ZRAM + Root Swapfile.

Graphics & Display

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Mobile

Driver: NVIDIA Open Kernel Module (Stable)
Mode: Prime Offload (On-demand)
Power Management: finegrained enabled for battery life.

Display Optimizations

Kernel Param: acpi_backlight=vendor (Restores GNOME brightness slider).
Renderer: GSK_RENDERER=ngl (Fixes OpenGL initialization on some apps).

Network & Connectivity

Device	Model	Interface	Driver
Ethernet	Realtek RTL8125B 2.5GbE	enp46s0	r8169
WiFi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	wlp48s0	iwlwifi
Bluetooth	Intel AX200	hci0	btusb

Audio

Server: Pipewire (with PulseAudio emulation)
Hardware: Realtek ALC255 (HDA Intel PCH)

Power Management

TLP: Enabled (Optimized for Intel performance/powersave switching)
Thermald: Enabled (Intel-specific thermal monitoring)
ZRAM: 64GB Compressed Swap (100% memory priority)

Troubleshooting & Fixes

Slow Boot Fix (2026-02-19)

Issue: 90s hang during boot ("Start job is running for /dev/mapper/luks...").
Cause: Encrypted swap partition not in initrd and failing to decrypt.
Fix: Removed physical swap partition, extended root, and switched to ZRAM.

Missing Brightness Slider

Fix: Re-added acpi_backlight=vendor to boot.kernelParams.

Generated from system introspection on 2026-02-19